This is a collection of pieces written by teenage girls on their lives, girls who are good writers and “strikingly honest documentarians”. They “believe they can effect change, stop cutting themselves, stop global warming, stand up to bullies and racists, be president. They are the best shades of red (not pink): a little bit angry, a lot passionate, fired up, primary-color invested in their causes. Some of the section headings are:
The Body and various Thoughts on Beauty
People you Have to Live with and Other Family
What can Be Learned at School
Friendships: Gone Well, Gone Poorly, Just Gone
Crushes Sweet and Excruciating, Sex, and a Love that Ends in Desert Rehab
Anything Extracurricular: The Beach, the Horse, the Bee, the Lousy First Job, the Stellar Future Career, Etc.
Media, Pop Culture, Johnny Depp, Freakdom and Fandom
The World and What’s Wrong (Sometimes Even What’s Right) with It: Battle Cries
The authors are all teens and you’re sure to find more than one piece here that resonates in your own life and experience
The authors are all teens and you’re sure to find more than one piece here that resonates in your own life and experience